Lawn-sprinkler



(No Model.) l

- C. D. RATHBUN.

LAWN SPRINKLBR. NQ. 568,042 Patented Sept. 22', 1896.

Witnesses.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. RATHBUN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

LAWN-SPRINKLER.

SPEGIFICATIONVformng part of Letters Patent No. 568,042, dated September22, 1896.

Application filed December 6, 1895. Serial No. 571,284. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Y

y Be it known that I, CHARLES D. RATHB'UN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent'and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLawn-Sprin-- klers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in lawn-sprinklers that aredesigned to be attached to the nozzle of an ordinary gardenhose; and itsobjects are, iirst, to provide an attachment with which the flow from ahose- `nozzle may be readily converted from a direct stream to a spray,and vice versa, and, second, to provide an attachment for hose-nozzleswith which all danger of throwing water upon the operator is averted. Iattain these bjects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in whichl Figure l is a side view of a hose-nozzle with Inyattachment shown in longitudinal section and this position to convertthe flow of water into a spray for sprinkling purposes, and Fig. 4

2 is a side view of a nozzle with my attachment in position to allow ofthe flow of a of brass tubing of about the relative size shown in thedrawings. This tubing is pivoted at one end `to the ball B or the end ofthe nozzle by means of a screw E at each side,

or suitable device, in the usual manner, so that it may be readilythrown to one side or the other, as indicated in the drawings. When thetube is thrown to the position shown in Fig. l, the stream of waterDcoming incontact with the surface of the tube is thrown from its directcourse and diverges to flow over the entire internal surface and form. adiverging spray, as indicated at D', while, with the tube in a directline with the nozzle, as in Fig. 2, the flow of water from the nozzlewill be direct and natural.

I am aware that there have been several devices produced to attach tothe nozzle for the purpose of forming a temporary spraying device, butwith all such there'is great danger that when thrown in position todiverge the flow of water from the nozzle a back action takes place andthe spray is for the moment thrown back over the operator, to his greatdiscomfort. With my device this difficulty is wholly averted by thewalls of the tube being in position to absolutely prevent such action.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a lawn-sprinkler, a hose-nozzle having the end fitted to form awater-tight joint with a plain cylindrical tube regardless of therelative position of said tube to the nozzle, with a plain cylindricaltube having an inner diameter uniformly of the diameter of the end ofthe nozzle and pivoted to be thrown to different angles with saidnozzle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 2, 1395. p

CHARLES D. RATIIBUN. In presence of- ITHIEL J CILLEY, GEORGIA E. CILLEY.

